Winemaker Notes
A favorite with oysters, although it pairs well with most any seafood.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Juicy, bright, and fresh; crisp and bracing yet still elegant and balanced; made from estate fruit soureced from the coolest AVA in California.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The Tangent Sauvignon Blancs have always shown excellent varietal definition, and so it goes that the 2016 vintage follows suit. TASTING NOTES: This wine is pert and lively. Its aromas and flavors of dried herbs and melon accents should pair nicely with lime accent ceviche. (Tasted: May 15, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
California’s coolest wine growing area, Edna Valley excels in the production of high quality Central Coast wines like Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Rhône Blends and aromatic white wines. It has a cool Mediterranean climate and an incredibly long growing season, giving late-ripening varieties plenty of opportunity to develop great phenolic complexity.
Its northwest to southeast orientation creates a direct path for cool Pacific air and fog to penetrate the valley from the Los Osos and Morro Bay area inwards. Low hillsides of both calcareous and volcanic soils are home to much of the vineyard acreage of the Edna Valley.